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MoslerJaneB4
B4 Vocabulary
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Science
6th Grade
11/14/2011

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cleave
Definition
The ability to peel or remove layers in a mineral
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Streak
Definition
The color of the powdered mineral when lightly scratched on a white scratch plate
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Conductivity
Definition
The ability to conduct electricity
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Malleability
Definition
Being capable of being expanded or shaped by beating it with a hammer or by the pressure of a rollar or oven
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bouyancy
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the upward force that keeps things afloat
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mass
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the amount of matter packed in a object
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metals
Definition
good conducter of electricity;malleable
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metalloid
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Have properties of both metals and nonmetals
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nonmetal
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pooor conducters of electricity;ductile
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luster
Definition
describes how light reflects off of an object
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texture
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decribes how an object feels if it is bumpy smooth of both
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element
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the simplest form of matter
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periodic table
Definition
the chart in which all the known elements are arrranged according to there properties
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volume
Definition
amount of space something takes up
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density
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the amount of matter per unit of volume
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weight
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the measure of mass in an object
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